The project is implemented under the Interreg V-A Lithuania-Poland Cooperation Programme 2014-2020, under Priority 1 – Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting efficient management of resources, point. 1.1 Increasing sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage in tourism in the border area.
Project implementation period: 01.09.2020 – 31.08.2022
The project consists in increasing the sustainable use of cultural and natural heritage in tourism in the cross-border area.
Its main objective is to protect the environment and support the efficient management of resources through the conservation, protection, promotion and development of cultural and natural heritage.
Harvest wreath, or if you like – thanksgiving for a successful harvest. In Budry there were workshops of weaving such wreaths. The wreath made during these workshops will be presented during the commune and district harvest festival in Budry, which will take place on September 12.
In connection with the implementation of the project “On the way of crafts and culture of Šakiai-Budry, the Budry Commune together with the Zanavykai Museum in Lithuania conducts close cooperation, the effects of which can be followed, among others, by on our fanpage. In addition to joint activities of partners from Poland and Lithuania, renovation…
Another element of cooperation between the Budry Commune and the project partner, the Zanavykai Museum, is the organization of joint bicycle rallies and the promotion of the Budra-Sakiai trail. The first bicycle rally over 200 kilometers and lasting 3 days is behind us.
Budry is an ideal place for cycling trips. The commune has noticed the potential in bicycle trips. New trails and bicycle infrastructure are being created. More on bicycle routes in The Budry Commune in the video.
The first boards have just been erected along the picturesque cycle paths in our commune. They will be helpful in getting to know the local attractions and choosing the preferred route. It is worth getting on your bike.
The first working meeting of the project “On the road of culture and crafts – Sakiai – Budry” management groups took place on 1-2 July. With the project partner group from Sakiai in Lithuania, headed by the director of Zanavykai Museum, important issues from the course of activities so far were discussed and details of…
The renovation of the mill is in full swing! Through the new windows the world is beginning to take on new colours. Here and there, souvenirs from years gone by emerge. See for yourself.
The Mazurian Budry Commune is a perfect place for cycling tours, and the words “peace and quiet” could easily be its other name. What else is it famous for? In a few words, it is characterised by the mayor Józef Markiewicz – the commune has clean air and an ecological economy. But the commune is…
Warto jest zajrzeć do miejscowości Zabrost Wielki – niezwykłej wsi historycznej, która w 2003 roku została laureatem konkursu na „Najlepiej zachowaną wieś historyczną Warmii i Mazur” w ramach ogłoszonego przez Stowarzyszenie Borussia projektu „Nowe życie pod starymi dachami”.
The remaining area of the Budry Commune is an astonishing, stunning in its wildness forest complex called Skaliskie Forest, which covers an area of 8700 ha.
The majority of the commune area belongs to the “Wegorapa Valley”. The valley is crossed by the meandering Węgorapa and Gołdapa Rivers, which resembles a mountain river in some sections.
An interesting architectonic building in the village is the single-nave church in Budry. Historical sources mention the establishment of a parish in Budy in 1724.
The Brożajcki Canal connecting the Gołdapa River with the Węgorapa River was built as one of the sections for floating timber to the former Koenigsberg. It was designed in 1726 by Jan Suchodolec and dug in 1733.
A palace built in the first half of the 19th century in classicist style, the seat of the Contag family. A two-storey building set on an elongated rectangular plan.
The hydroelectric power plant in Ołownik was built in the 1920s by the Germans, who dammed up the waters by building a small weir.
With cyclists in mind, the East Green Velo Bicycle Route has been planned, linking 5 voivodeships of Eastern Poland. The longest cycling route in Poland is exactly 1980 km long.
It was built together with a parsonage and an outbuilding between 1903 and 1905 and belonged to the Protestant parish. After the war it was taken over by Catholics as the church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross.
While visiting Budry, you should not miss the old, huge, 3-storey mill with mill equipment from the 18th century.
